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Now it can be told- The Thompson story
foxnews.com ^ | 1/22/2008 | by Carl Cameron

Posted on 01/22/2008 4:43:48 PM PST by SAMWolf

Back in March of 07 at the CPAC convention in DC several former Fred Thompson Congressional staffers told me Fred Thompson was thinking about a run. Some of his Tennessee cronies had been talking him up too.

I reported first that he was eyeing a White House bid. At the time several insiders told me OFF THE RECORD that it was largely a trial ballon to guage his popularity and float his name as a possible vice presidential nominee. I was sworn to silence.

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To: WillRain

If and when...

Frankly... I am not sure which of them is the greater evil...

Only time will tell if Willard does a Forbes and goes BACK to being a liberal... or if he STAYS conservative months and years AFTER his failed campaign.

Time WILL TELL... she always does.


181 posted on 01/24/2008 11:24:04 PM PST by RachelFaith (Doing NOTHING... about the illegals already here IS Amnesty !!)
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To: RachelFaith; ejonesie22; Petronski; Politicalmom; Josh Painter; trisham; SE Mom; jellybean; ...
You have quite an interesting posting history. Let's take a look, shall we?

First up, your predictions about Thompson, which have been overwhelmingly WRONG. You have done nothing but parrot rumors and spew nonsense and crackpot-theories.

  Posted by RachelFaith to pissant
On News/Activism 11/14/2007 8:05:30 PM CST · 526 of 544

Thompson is MIA KIA here in Iowa... McCain is doing more and doing it better. Heck.... Ron Paul and Huckabee will likely end up with MORE votes than Fred come January. He’s truly got zippo going on here. Less than Zippo...

  Posted by RachelFaith to Yaelle
On News/Activism 12/30/2007 7:54:05 PM CST · 86 of 126

Lots of people show up to SEE candidates... cause we CAN and most dont ever get to meet one. But, that being said... McCain, Giulianni, even Paul will beat him on the ground. Just a plain old fact. He doesn’t have the MEANS to turn people out. It doesn’t matter a HOOT who polls what. Robertson, Buchanan and even Keyes didn’t show up in polls as high as they did caucus night. That’s what makes it fun.

  Posted by RachelFaith to FocusNexus
On News/Activism 12/30/2007 7:35:29 PM CST · 79 of 126

Well... on the street, here in Iowa.... there is NO SIGN of Fred or any support. His 10% is Name ID only and I’d not be surprised to see him place 5th or 6th and be statistically tied for last place. He just doesn’t have ANY game on the ground where it matters.

  Posted by RachelFaith to 2ndDivisionVet
On News/Activism 12/31/2007 10:59:08 PM CST · 8 of 125

That was truly a well written work.

But, what are you gonna do when Fred gets fifth or even perchance loses to Giuliani and gets sixth in Iowa in just 72 hours?

Really.

What THEN?

And I don’t mean this as any kind of “tee hee hee”... I mean for all of you who have attacked all these other guys as being so sucky and crap.... WHAT do you do about that?

  Posted by RachelFaith to ellery
On GOP Club 01/01/2008 1:28:43 AM CST · 60 of 68

2nd? 2nd from LAST maybe... He’s no where! I have met every presidential candidate including the other Thompson, but never seen Fred. There are 1000 towns and 2000 precincts. One bus can’t do it all in a week of holidays. Too little, too late. 5th place is the best he’ll get.

  Posted by RachelFaith to UCFRoadWarrior
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 10:47:08 AM CST · 12 of 106

He will drop out and endorse McCain within 48 hours.

  Posted by RachelFaith to seekthetruth
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 12:31:42 PM CST · 58 of 106

I know.... I “good” showing can go a long way....

But is 4th? Good?

Is 10% good?

Is 5th place good?

If he is behind McCain... why should he stay in and prevent McCain from beating Romney in NH?

That is why I think he’s done.

He gets 4th or 5th behind McCain or Paul and he’s just taking votes from McCain at that point.

He gets 3rd... he gets a ticket to NH.

He has NO CHANCE of 3rd.

Huckabee has better odds of getting 3rd...

  Posted by RachelFaith to rightinthemiddle
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 12:41:06 PM CST · 59 of 106

I agree.

If Fred comes in third... HE will be THE story of the night...

So would Ron Paul....

Or Duncan Hunter...

Or Alan Keyes... who was 3rd last go around...

But....

Fred WON’T BE 3rd....

That’s all I am sayin...

  Posted by RachelFaith to Alkhin
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 5:04:55 PM CST · 86 of 106

Never said I gave a hoot about “electability” or “polls”.

You are projecting something... it ain’t me or anything I said.

I only said:

Fred is DEAD and has NO CHANCE of higher than 4th or 5th...

He will be one... McCain will be the other...

They’re the same candidate anyway....

  Posted by RachelFaith to Alkhin
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 5:51:31 PM CST · 89 of 106

Are you able to read?

I did not say McCain would win.

I said one of them would come in 4th and the other 5th.

Because they are INDISTINGUISHABLE !!

  Posted by RachelFaith to camerakid400
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 11:39:09 PM CST · 41 of 313

DOH!

Shocker !!

... NOT !!

LOL....

As if.... we didn’t see this coming.

6th Place?.... Only Hunter and Keyes do worse?...

  Posted by RachelFaith to CJ Wolf
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 11:40:02 PM CST · 47 of 313

Of course he will endorse McCain... they are practically one and the SAME candidate !!

  Posted by RachelFaith to Yaelle
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 11:41:06 PM CST · 54 of 313

The closest he comes to third is fourth !!

  Posted by RachelFaith to cherry
On News/Activism 01/03/2008 12:07:33 AM CST · 113 of 313

Can and Will are not even close cousins.

Fred will not win...

Fred will not place or show...

Fred will be dropping out and endorsing John McCain in about 48 hours.

Deal with it now... or deal with in by the weekend.

  Posted by RachelFaith to pissant
On News/Activism 01/18/2008 6:57:28 PM CST · 152 of 154

It will be interesting to see where the Fred supporters go when he calls it a day.

Yeah.... because in 48 HOURS Fred will be endorsing McCain... and unless I read'em wrong.... 80% of these FRed heads HATE McCain...

I wonder how many are gonna ADMIT they have been sap suckers, betrayed yet AGAIN by their own delusions... FEW... Very Few..

And that is WHY the conservative movement is gonna get TROUNCED in 2008... we ARE a house divided... divided by selfish delusions and unable... unwilling... to actually take the stand FOR life and liberty, without first factoring in that wicked deception called "electability".

  Posted by RachelFaith to SubGeniusX
On News/Activism 01/18/2008 7:17:41 PM CST · 30 of 59

Thompson is, has been and will SOON BE REVEALED as McCain’s Stalking Horse. Less than 48 hours remain until the proof is know to all.

  Posted by RachelFaith to Roy Tucker
On News/Activism 01/18/2008 9:14:47 PM CST · 20 of 275

in 48 hours.... Fred is dead... politically speaking of course.

And by dead, I do not mean JUST because he drops out... no, far from it. He could just drop out and still be OK.

But he won’t just drop...

He will ENDORSE John McCain and thus, for all of you who have been gnashing your teeth in denial about who Thompson really is... and what he really stands for... YOU will be the ones calling him “dead”.

And worse...

  Posted by RachelFaith to RangerM
On News/Activism 01/18/2008 9:28:57 PM CST · 61 of 103

When he drops out, most here will not be phased by it... they will still want to lament the impossible dream...

But when he ENDORSES McCAIN !!

Then the dream is revealed to be the nightmare we dodged !!


Obviously, you HATE Thompson. The next logical question is who do you support? Let's take another look.


  Posted by RachelFaith to cmsgop
On News/Activism 01/02/2008 7:05:18 PM CST · 94 of 106

Yeah.

Ready?

It goes like this....

Romney IS Giuliani.... he’s just lying about it.

Fred IS McCain... he’s just lying about it.

Romney leads, cause he’s a much better liar!

  Posted by RachelFaith to WOSG
On News/Activism 01/13/2008 8:16:08 PM CST · 32 of 32

I wanna see McCain win just ONE MORE,... then crash and burn hard.

Mitt cannot go on if he comes in 3rd in Michigan behind McCain and Huck.

Lord willing we will be free of ONE of the Pretenders in a few hours.

  Posted by RachelFaith to HelloooClareece
On News/Activism 01/18/2008 11:39:15 PM CST · 88 of 103

BZZZZZZZZZT

You lose.

I give the Huckster an F -

  Posted by RachelFaith to WillRain
On News/Activism 01/25/2008 1:24:04 AM CST · 181 of 181

If and when...

Frankly... I am not sure which of them is the greater evil...

Only time will tell if Willard does a Forbes and goes BACK to being a liberal... or if he STAYS conservative months and years AFTER his failed campaign.

Time WILL TELL... she always does.

  Posted by RachelFaith to PubliusMM
On News/Activism 01/22/2008 2:53:31 PM CST · 87 of 144

You have misread my post. I am claiming that McCain and Thompson are ONE and the SAME evil.

  Posted by RachelFaith to Checkers
On News/Activism 01/22/2008 6:49:47 PM CST · 140 of 558

I like almost everything Mitt says....

This year...

But....

I HATE EVERYTHING HE’s EVER ACTUALLY DONE !!

  Posted by RachelFaith to La Enchiladita
On News/Activism 01/25/2008 1:27:54 AM CST · 1,773 of 1,810

Yeah, I did...

Which is why I haven’t supported Duncan either...

I know a tax and spend statist when I see one.

Duncan Hunter isn’t a Limited Government Conservative either.

And his endorsement is a long shot BEG for VP in case Huck pulls off the unthinkable.

It’s pathetic posturing at it worst... he’s another Tancredo betraying all those suckers who have supported him even though he had NO Chance.


Hmm, you have talked shit about EVERY Republican running, and have nothing good to say about any of them.

Let's take a look at a few more of your posts.


  Posted by RachelFaith to freemike
On News/Activism 01/12/2008 9:25:51 AM CST · 24 of 559

I hate 99.99% of all cops. Period. Anarchy is infinitely preferable to tyranny. We live in a socialist police state. America is dead. We need a serious resurrection of our values and historic ideals.

  Posted by RachelFaith to JSDude1
On News/Activism 01/07/2008 1:12:18 PM CST · 37 of 102

This is why I truly HATE Cops. The few and I mean few good Officers of the Law, are just too few and too powerless and have become nothing more than enablers of the police state. Anarchy is preferable to a police state... Because Anarchy won’t last very long before the citizens take charge themselves. The Wild West, wasn’t very wild for very long.

  Posted by RachelFaith to Petronski
On News/Activism 01/18/2008 11:48:03 PM CST · 194 of 275

Yes. They saw the October polls and thought Thompson would be the man and so they placed their bets.

NTRL is all about the money. If Abortion ever ended? They’d have to go get real jobs.

Calling them sell outs is being soft and way too generous.

They are really selfish, lying, thieving, murdering political whores of the worst kind.

And that doesn’t even begin to come close to their full level of evil.

They are ANTI-CHRISTS!

  Posted by RachelFaith to visualops
On News/Activism 01/19/2008 12:51:08 PM CST · 272 of 275

I am the messenger. You obviously consider the truth exposing evil AS the evil. That is a common mistake among ignorant people, and people who do not have an accurate world view of the total corrupt and depraved nature of man. Ad for Bush, NRTL, NRA etc.. they are all far left socialist statists who lie and push what little freedoms we have left, in the words of Judge Bork “Slouching towards Gomorrah.”

  Posted by RachelFaith to edcoil
On News/Activism 10/26/2007 11:46:05 AM CDT · 129 of 165

They’ve already sold us all the top 5... The USSR and Nazi Germany had elections too... but really our choices are hardly any different.


Obvious troll is obvious. How you've lasted here this long is beyond me.


182 posted on 01/26/2008 2:22:35 PM PST by lesser_satan (Fred Thomson didn't lose. America lost.)
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To: lesser_satan

That’s quite the dossier.


183 posted on 01/26/2008 2:29:30 PM PST by Petronski (I didn't leave the GOP. The GOP left me.)
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To: Petronski

Yup. He/she/it is a real piece of work.


184 posted on 01/26/2008 2:34:14 PM PST by lesser_satan (Fred Thomson didn't lose. America lost.)
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To: lesser_satan

Holy mackeral. Well done, ls.


185 posted on 01/26/2008 2:54:43 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: lesser_satan

Wow- nice compilation! Even though it’s creepy reading...


186 posted on 01/26/2008 3:01:34 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: lesser_satan; RachelFaith; Jim Robinson
...have nothing good to say about any of them.

I think we can assume from her irrational hatred of all the Republican candidates that she won't be pulling an R lever any time soon. There is only one campaign I'm aware of filled with angry, hatefilled people.

So, Rachael, how long have you worked for Hillary? Is she as nasty to work for as everyone says? C'mon, you can tell us. We swear not to let Hillary know it was you!

187 posted on 01/26/2008 3:11:16 PM PST by jellybean (I brought the popcorn for the Battle of The Rinos - Proud Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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To: jellybean
Nahh, check out her last post, combined with her comments about preferring anarchy to “socialism” and hating cops. She’s a Ron Paul supporter.
188 posted on 01/26/2008 3:22:41 PM PST by MitchellC
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To: RachelFaith
Stalking Horse for John McCain....

Yep. That's pretty obvious now.

189 posted on 01/26/2008 3:56:50 PM PST by TigersEye (McCain is unfit for office. See my profile page.)
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To: SAMWolf

I’ve been thinking that Michael Steele might be an interesting VP candidate. I’m not really sure of his positions, but I’ve seen him on Fox and have been impressed with his intelligence.


190 posted on 01/26/2008 3:59:21 PM PST by Eva
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To: MitchellC

I considered Ron Paul, but while his supporters are fervent they’re not hateful. I still say a Hillary shill.


191 posted on 01/26/2008 4:08:43 PM PST by jellybean (I brought the popcorn for the Battle of The Rinos - Proud Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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To: lesser_satan

Well done lesser satan, that was one of the best executed troll busts I have ever seen on the net! She is quite the piece of work.


192 posted on 01/26/2008 5:02:41 PM PST by HerrBlucher
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To: TigersEye; RachelFaith

Interesting how you folks are still throwing that ‘stalking horse for McCain” carp around, especially since most of Fred’s supporters here have stated they’ll vote for Romney, instead.


193 posted on 01/26/2008 5:30:28 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

It’s the first time I have ever said it.


194 posted on 01/26/2008 5:38:34 PM PST by TigersEye (McCain is unfit for office. See my profile page.)
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To: lesser_satan; RachelFaith

The jury finds RachaelFaith GUILTY of being a DU Troll!

Will the Prosecutor give the court the State’s penalty recommendation, please?


195 posted on 01/26/2008 6:30:40 PM PST by papasmurf (No "Leftovers" for me.)
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To: papasmurf; SuziQ; HerrBlucher; jellybean; MitchellC; SE Mom; trisham; Petronski
The jury finds RachaelFaith GUILTY of being a DU Troll!

Will the Prosecutor give the court the State’s penalty recommendation, please?

I recommend a sentence of ZOT!

196 posted on 01/26/2008 6:35:57 PM PST by lesser_satan (Fred Thomson didn't lose. America lost.)
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To: TigersEye

Somehow this ‘stalking horse for McCain’ idea popped up out of nowhere a couple of weeks ago, so you likely picked it up from the constant yammerers. I’m still trying to figure out from exactly where THAT came.


197 posted on 01/26/2008 6:55:53 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: jellybean
I considered Ron Paul, but while his supporters are fervent they’re not hateful.

From my experience, outside of moderated forums like FR, they're generally hateful, condescending weirdos. Sounds just like RachelFaith to me.

198 posted on 01/26/2008 7:00:40 PM PST by MitchellC
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To: SuziQ

It was an obvious conclusion which I came to without reading/hearing anyone else’s opinion.


199 posted on 01/26/2008 7:51:07 PM PST by TigersEye (McCain is unfit for office. See my profile page.)
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To: lesser_satan; All
Nice list.

I have often thought Rachel was from the other side. That or the most socially ill adjusted individual one could imagine.

Looking at the posts in total, I think a troll with nothing better to do but be a major “Turd Tosser” is a good call.

A sad and pathetic way to live, very typical of those on the left.

200 posted on 01/27/2008 6:50:31 AM PST by ejonesie22 (Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery.)
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